How do I live a happy, meaningul, and flourishing life?
How can I be both a noble and effective person?
Answering these bedrock questions was the single- minded passion of Epictetus, the venerable philosopher who was born a slave about A.D. 55 in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire.
One of the wittiest and wisest teachers who ever lived, Epictetus observed that everyday life, no matter what our personal circumstances are, is fraught with difficulty. Still, the life of virtue is within the reach of everyone
